Spain men's national lacrosse team

Summary

The Spain men's national lacrosse team is governed by the Spanish Lacrosse Association. Since 2006, Spain plays in the World Lacrosse Championship and the European Lacrosse Championships.The team is managed by Head Coach Mike Bartlett of Poynton Lacrosse who took over the role in August 2016.

Spain
AssociationSpanish Lacrosse Association
ConfederationELF (Europe)
Head coachMike Bartlett
World Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2006)
Best result16th (2010)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best result13th (2008)
First international
 Finland 16–11 Spain Spain
(13 July 2006; London, Canada)
Biggest win
 Colombia 2–14 Spain Spain
(12 July 2014; Denver, United States)
 Slovenia 2–14 Spain Spain
(31 July 2016; Budapest, Hungary)
Biggest defeat
Spain Spain 0–26 England 
(10 August 2008; Lahti, Finland)
Websitespainlacrosse.org

Squad edit

The following players were called for the 2016 European Lacrosse Championship[1]

No. Pos. Player
0 G Gary Jurado
32 D Francisco Benito
17 D Ion Rodríguez
2 D Alberto Hoffman
30 D Darrel Hunter
4 D Jaime del Pozo
16 D Harry Doherty
23 M Diego Jiménez
11 M Javier Pérez Coca
25 M Fernando Martínez
19 M Connor Cinquegrana
No. Pos. Player
1 M Carlos Rodríguez
9 M Ignacio Farjas
5 M Íñigo Macías
69 M Antonio Gavira
47 M Álvaro Gil
55 A Javier Domínguez
14 A Lucas Sanz
8 A Joseph Casuto
6 A Juan Larrea
7 A Daniel de la Casa
10 A Pol Llorca

Competitive record edit

World Lacrosse Championship edit

Year Position Pld W L
  2006 17th 7 3 4
  2010 16th 6 2 4
  2014 30th 7 2 5
  2018 31st 7 3 4
Total 27 10 17

European Lacrosse Championships edit

Year Position Pld W L
  2008 13th 8 4 4
  2012 17th 9 1 8
  2016 18th 8 3 5
  2021 To be determined
Total 25 8 17

Head to head against other national teams edit

As of 20 July 2018
Nation GP W L Pct. GF GA GD
  Argentina 1 0 1 .000 12 16 –4
  Austria 3 2 1 .667 31 28 +3
  Belgium 3 1 2 .333 31 32 –1
  Bermuda 1 1 0 1.000 13 9 +4
  Colombia 1 1 0 1.000 14 2 +12
  Croatia 1 1 0 1.000 12 9 +3
  Czech Republic 1 0 1 .000 2 18 –16
  Denmark 2 1 1 .500 23 22 +1
  England 1 0 1 .000 0 26 –26
  Finland 3 0 3 .000 16 55 –39
  France 1 0 1 .000 10 11 –1
  Hong Kong 2 2 0 1.000 28 22 +6
  Hungary 2 0 2 .000 14 22 –8
  Ireland 1 0 1 .000 6 18 –12
  Israel 1 0 1 .000 1 17 –16
  Italy 4 2 2 .500 39 30 +9
  Latvia 3 0 3 .000 21 42 –21
  Mexico 1 0 1 .000 10 14 –4
  Norway 3 2 1 .667 24 17 +7
  Netherlands 1 0 1 .000 1 16 –15
  New Zealand 2 0 2 .000 10 32 –22
  Poland 2 1 1 .500 20 19 +1
  Russia 2 1 1 .500 15 16 –1
  Scotland 1 0 1 .000 2 16 –14
  Slovenia 1 1 0 1.000 14 2 +12
  South Korea 1 1 0 1.000 12 8 +4
  Sweden 1 0 1 .000 8 12 –4
   Switzerland 3 1 2 .333 14 31 –17
  Thailand 1 0 1 .000 6 12 –6
  Wales 2 0 2 .000 11 38 –27
Total 52 18 34 .346 420 612 –192

Official matches edit

2006 World Lacrosse Championship edit

13 July 2006 Yellow Division Finland   16–11   Spain London, Canada
Report
14 July 2006 Yellow Division Denmark   15–11   Spain London, Canada
Report
15 July 2006 Yellow Division Latvia   11–9   Spain London, Canada
Report
16 July 2006 Yellow Division Spain   13–9   Bermuda London, Canada
Report
19 July 2006 Position playoffs Wales   17–9   Spain London, Canada
Report
20 July 2006 Position playoffs Spain   12–8   Hong Kong London, Canada
Report
21 July 2006 17th position game Spain   12–8   South Korea London, Canada
Report

2008 European Lacrosse Championships edit

7 August 2008 Group A Latvia   10–9   Spain Lahti, Finland
8 August 2008 Group A Switzerland   6–10   Spain Lahti, Finland
9 August 2008 Group A Wales   21–2   Spain Lahti, Finland
10 August 2008 Group A Spain   0–26   England Lahti, Finland
11 August 2008 Group A Spain   6–18   Ireland Lahti, Finland
13 August 2008 Group H Spain   11–8   Austria Lahti, Finland
14 August 2008 Group H Italy   4–14   Spain Lahti, Finland
15 August 2008 13th position game Spain   10–0   Norway Lahti, Finland

2010 World Lacrosse Championship edit

17 July 2010 Plum Division Norway   8–11   Spain Manchester, England
Report
18 July 2010 Plum Division Spain   16–14   Hong Kong Manchester, England
Report
19 July 2010 Intermediate round Netherlands   16–1   Spain Manchester, England
Report
20 July 2010 Intermediate round Finland   21–4   Spain Manchester, England
Report
22 July 2010 13th–16th bracket Spain   11–15   Poland Manchester, England
Report
23 July 2010 15th position game Spain   5–23   New Zealand Manchester, England
Report

2012 European Lacrosse Championships edit

21 June 2012 Purple Group Spain   6–12   Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
22 June 2012 Purple Group Czech Republic   18–2   Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
23 June 2012 Purple Group Scotland   16–2   Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
24 June 2012 Purple Group Spain   0–13    Switzerland Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
25 June 2012 Purple Group Spain   9–7   Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
27 June 2012 13th–17th group Spain   5–7   Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
28 June 2012 13th–17th group France   11–10   Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
29 June 2012 13th–17th group Spain   11–13   Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report
30 June 2012 13th–17th group Norway   9–3   Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands
Report

2014 World Lacrosse Championship edit

11 July 2014 Turquoise Division Spain   10–14   Mexico Denver, United States
Report
12 July 2014 Turquoise Division Colombia   2–14   Spain Denver, United States
Report
13 July 2014 Turquoise Division Finland   18–1   Spain Denver, United States
Report
14 July 2014 Play-in stage Spain   3–21   Latvia Denver, United States
Report
15 July 2014 Play-in stage Spain   6–11   Russia Denver, United States
Report
17 July 2014 29th–32nd place Spain   9–5   Russia Denver, United States
Report
18 July 2014 29th position game Spain   6–12   Thailand Denver, United States
Report

2016 European Lacrosse Championship edit

29 July 2016 Group C Israel   17–1   Spain Budapest, Hungary
10:15 Report
30 July 2016 Group C Spain   11–12   Belgium Budapest, Hungary
11:30 Report
31 July 2016 Group C Slovenia   2–14   Spain Budapest, Hungary
10:15 Report
1 August 2016 Group C Spain   8–12   Sweden Budapest, Hungary
14:45 Report
2 August 2016 Group C Switzerland   4–12   Spain Budapest, Hungary
10:00 Report
4 August 2016 17th–24th position Spain   14–7   Italy Budapest, Hungary
8:45 Report
5 August 2016 17th–20th position Austria   8–10   Spain Budapest, Hungary
10:15 Report
6 August 2016 17th position game Hungary   13–6   Spain Budapest, Hungary
8:30 Report

2018 World Lacrosse Championship edit

12 July 2018 Plum Division New Zealand   9–5   Spain Netanya, Israel
9:15 Report
13 July 2018 Plum Division Spain   12–9   Croatia Netanya, Israel
14:45 Report
15 July 2018 Play-in game 1 Austria   12–10   Spain Netanya, Israel
21:15 Report
17 July 2018 Play-in game 2 Spain   12–7   Denmark Netanya, Israel
13:15 Report
18 July 2018 25th–32nd position Hungary   9–8   Spain Netanya, Israel
15:30 Report
19 July 2018 29th–32nd position Argentina   16–12   Spain Netanya, Israel
10:30 Report
20 July 2018 31st position game Poland   4–9   Spain Netanya, Israel
10:30 Report

Top goalscorers edit

This list includes all official games except the 2008 European Championship, as there are not any available stats.

Pos. Player Goals
1 Daniel de la Casa 126
2 Connor Cinquegrana 34
3 Luis González 23
4 Lorenzo Timón 19
5 Ignacio Farjas 17
6 Nicolás González 16
7 Josep Casuto 13
8 Desiderio González 12
9 Diego Larraz 10
10 Ion Rodríguez 9

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Spain Lacrosse Association

External links edit

  • Spanish Lacrosse Association
  • Spain at European Lacrosse Federation website
  • Spain at Federation of International Lacrosse